See also: 聲明

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 聲明 (“statement; declaration; announcement; to state; to declare; to announce”).
(This term is the simplified form of 聲明).
Notes:

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 2
めい
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
聲明 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)(めい) (seimei

  1. a public statement or declaration
    政府(せいふ)は「(ミサイル発射実験(はっしゃじっけん)は)きわめて遺憾(いかん)」とする声明(せいめい)発表(はっぴょう)した。
    Seifu wa “(misairu hassha jikken wa) kiwamete ikan” to suru seimei o happyō shita.
    The government issued a statement saying the missile test was 'regrettable.'
Derived terms
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Verb

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(せい)(めい)する (seimei surusuru (stem (せい)(めい) (seimei shi), past (せい)(めい)した (seimei shita))

  1. to announce, to declare
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 2
みょう
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
聲明 (kyūjitai)
 声明 on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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(しょう)(みょう) (shōmyō

  1. (Buddhism) a type of liturgical chant

References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.